1 00:00:06,474 --> 00:00:09,742 ♪ ♪ 2 00:00:09,777 --> 00:00:12,678 chip: Well, let's make sure we got everything in the boating box. 3 00:00:12,713 --> 00:00:15,314 Got a little bit of spare oil, got a first aid kit, 4 00:00:15,349 --> 00:00:17,149 a couple candles. 5 00:00:18,419 --> 00:00:19,551 Fire starter. 6 00:00:19,887 --> 00:00:21,420 We got ammo that needs to go in here, 7 00:00:21,455 --> 00:00:23,355 because there's bears down there. 8 00:00:23,391 --> 00:00:26,258 Twenty shots of semi-auto three-oh-eight is better for a 9 00:00:26,293 --> 00:00:29,094 bear than anything else I can think of. 10 00:00:29,130 --> 00:00:31,597 As long as there's a, a rifle for each of us. 11 00:00:31,632 --> 00:00:33,932 And you know how it goes, you've got to have a gun. 12 00:00:33,968 --> 00:00:35,067 Agnes: Yep. 13 00:00:35,669 --> 00:00:37,002 Narrator: For the hailstones, 14 00:00:37,038 --> 00:00:38,604 making native art is a critical aspect of 15 00:00:38,639 --> 00:00:40,506 their inupiat culture, 16 00:00:40,541 --> 00:00:43,809 as their work can be traded or sold for vital materials and income. 17 00:00:45,112 --> 00:00:47,746 But they have only a brief window to scour the coastline 18 00:00:47,782 --> 00:00:50,749 for useful items as they must do so during high tide. 19 00:00:52,453 --> 00:00:55,387 Chip: That's everything huh? Agnes: Yeah. Chip: All right. 20 00:00:58,526 --> 00:01:00,659 So right now we don't have a whole lot of fishing going on, 21 00:01:01,228 --> 00:01:03,495 we're gonna go down the coast, find a place to park the boat. 22 00:01:03,531 --> 00:01:05,731 And, uh, we're just gonna go beachcombing. 23 00:01:06,167 --> 00:01:07,533 So basically, we're just gonna go out there and 24 00:01:07,568 --> 00:01:08,600 have a good time. 25 00:01:08,636 --> 00:01:10,836 Like a treasure hunt. 26 00:01:17,178 --> 00:01:19,144 Agnes: There's something orange, reddish over there 27 00:01:19,180 --> 00:01:20,846 on the beach. 28 00:01:20,881 --> 00:01:23,115 Chip: I'm gonna get down wind of it. 29 00:01:23,517 --> 00:01:25,784 Agnes: So when we first got to the ocean after we 30 00:01:25,820 --> 00:01:28,220 passed the sandbar, we saw a little beach there. 31 00:01:28,856 --> 00:01:33,025 And there was a whole bunch of birds flying over something. 32 00:01:33,060 --> 00:01:35,360 So we wondered what those birds were landing at and 33 00:01:35,396 --> 00:01:37,663 we thought it was a walrus or something. 34 00:01:39,733 --> 00:01:41,633 Wow, look! 35 00:01:42,203 --> 00:01:44,570 Now, that's a dead whale. 36 00:01:44,605 --> 00:01:46,271 Carol: This is huge, eh? 37 00:01:46,307 --> 00:01:48,874 Agnes: Huge. Oh, wow. 38 00:01:49,210 --> 00:01:50,776 Carol: Wow. The bone already sticking out. 39 00:01:50,811 --> 00:01:52,244 Agnes: The jawbone. 40 00:01:52,279 --> 00:01:54,079 That means there's no, um, baleen huh? 41 00:01:54,115 --> 00:01:57,015 The flippers are rotted already. 42 00:01:57,051 --> 00:01:59,651 Carol: That strong smell. 43 00:01:59,687 --> 00:02:01,453 Chip: Jaw bones, huh? 44 00:02:01,489 --> 00:02:03,088 See this jawbone here? 45 00:02:03,124 --> 00:02:05,290 There's gonna be a big skull coming out of this, huh? 46 00:02:05,326 --> 00:02:07,759 Agnes: There's nothing you can really do with a dead whale 47 00:02:07,795 --> 00:02:10,762 until it rots and it comes apart by itself. 48 00:02:10,798 --> 00:02:12,564 Chip: Just stinks too much right now to try to pry this 49 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:14,299 stuff out, we'd never get it. 50 00:02:14,335 --> 00:02:15,801 In a couple, three years, we'll be able to come down 51 00:02:15,836 --> 00:02:17,870 here and find the skull. 52 00:02:17,905 --> 00:02:20,305 Agnes: We usually let nature clean it up for us before we 53 00:02:20,341 --> 00:02:23,108 decide to take it and bring it home. 54 00:02:26,814 --> 00:02:29,982 Chip: Man, bears have been over here just eating away. 55 00:02:30,017 --> 00:02:31,416 Chowing down. 56 00:02:31,452 --> 00:02:34,086 Look, grandson, look. 57 00:02:34,121 --> 00:02:37,489 Young bear, probably its mom right here walking along. 58 00:02:37,525 --> 00:02:39,558 Things like that that wash up attract bears. 59 00:02:39,593 --> 00:02:41,727 And they can go over there and eat as much as they want, 60 00:02:41,762 --> 00:02:43,128 so I'm sure the bears that are around there 61 00:02:43,164 --> 00:02:44,229 are very aggressive. 62 00:02:44,265 --> 00:02:45,597 So I ain't camping here. 63 00:02:45,633 --> 00:02:48,167 They're gonna show up to that whale, so why hang out? 64 00:02:48,435 --> 00:02:50,169 Agnes: One, two, three, go! 65 00:02:50,204 --> 00:02:52,171 Chip: If we just keep going, we'll find something. 66 00:02:52,206 --> 00:02:54,072 That's kind of the way we do it. 67 00:02:54,108 --> 00:02:57,109 Whale carcasses, just part of beachcombing. 68 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:01,413 Jessie: I finally found my perfect location. 69 00:03:01,448 --> 00:03:03,015 Mountains, flowing water. 70 00:03:03,050 --> 00:03:05,083 Two of the most important things for me. 71 00:03:16,230 --> 00:03:17,829 Jessie: Okay. Just sorting through my, uh, 72 00:03:17,865 --> 00:03:19,965 scrap woodpile here. 73 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:22,100 Gonna get some boards. 74 00:03:22,136 --> 00:03:23,502 Gonna build a smoker. 75 00:03:24,572 --> 00:03:26,972 Been, uh, fishing for grayling all summer. 76 00:03:27,007 --> 00:03:30,142 Legally, I'm allowed to catch five fish a day. 77 00:03:30,177 --> 00:03:32,077 Winter will be coming soon, 78 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:35,380 so I wanna start putting up some of these fish. 79 00:03:37,618 --> 00:03:40,018 I'm used to fishing with nets and fish wheels, 80 00:03:40,054 --> 00:03:41,653 catching fish by the hundreds. 81 00:03:42,623 --> 00:03:44,389 In nenana I knew where to go. 82 00:03:44,425 --> 00:03:46,258 I knew what to do. I knew how to do it. 83 00:03:46,293 --> 00:03:48,093 I had a routine and a process. 84 00:03:48,128 --> 00:03:49,795 Out here, it's just not like that. 85 00:03:49,830 --> 00:03:51,863 You know, so you gotta adapt to the environment 86 00:03:51,899 --> 00:03:53,232 that you live in. 87 00:03:53,267 --> 00:03:54,633 This is gonna be a hot smoker. 88 00:03:54,668 --> 00:03:57,002 It's a really small box that I'm gonna have a 89 00:03:57,037 --> 00:03:59,338 heat source in and it's gonna produce smoke. 90 00:03:59,373 --> 00:04:01,306 So I think this is gonna be all that I need 91 00:04:01,342 --> 00:04:02,908 to build it, right here. 92 00:04:05,879 --> 00:04:09,214 This is gonna be the height of my frame and 93 00:04:09,883 --> 00:04:11,416 that's gonna be 32 inches, 94 00:04:11,452 --> 00:04:14,219 I'm gonna need four of these pieces. 95 00:04:16,890 --> 00:04:18,390 Grayling is a whitefish. 96 00:04:18,425 --> 00:04:21,326 It's got a really flaky, soft, buttery-flavored meat. 97 00:04:22,263 --> 00:04:24,896 It doesn't keep well over a day. 98 00:04:24,932 --> 00:04:27,099 If you freeze it and you thaw it out, 99 00:04:27,134 --> 00:04:28,934 it's just gonna be mush. 100 00:04:29,169 --> 00:04:30,636 You know everything's still up in the air. 101 00:04:30,671 --> 00:04:33,105 Whether I'm gonna get a bear, caribou, or moose. 102 00:04:33,140 --> 00:04:35,874 Right now, I know I'm catching fish. 103 00:04:35,909 --> 00:04:37,476 I'm gonna build myself a smoker so I can 104 00:04:37,511 --> 00:04:39,745 hot smoke these fish. 105 00:04:39,780 --> 00:04:42,581 Winter is gonna be here before long and I'd like to come up 106 00:04:42,650 --> 00:04:45,617 with a solution to be able to put some of these up and 107 00:04:45,653 --> 00:04:47,786 be able to enjoy this delicacy come wintertime. 108 00:04:50,958 --> 00:04:52,090 Okay. 109 00:04:52,126 --> 00:04:54,293 Now I have the basic structure of the smokehouse built. 110 00:04:54,328 --> 00:04:57,229 Uh, next step is, uh, come up with a clever way to 111 00:04:57,264 --> 00:04:58,930 build a tight door here. 112 00:04:58,966 --> 00:05:00,599 I got some hinges and some, uh, 113 00:05:00,634 --> 00:05:03,168 latches and gonna figure that out next. 114 00:05:04,805 --> 00:05:06,938 Before I do the door, I'm gonna head to set in some 115 00:05:06,974 --> 00:05:09,675 "one-by's" that my racks can set on. 116 00:05:09,710 --> 00:05:11,476 And then there's gonna be a heat source. 117 00:05:11,512 --> 00:05:13,879 I'm taking a hot plate, because I know I can put a pan 118 00:05:13,914 --> 00:05:16,081 of wood chips in there and that'll create smoke and 119 00:05:16,116 --> 00:05:17,482 it'll also create heat. 120 00:05:17,518 --> 00:05:20,252 The two things that I need to preserve the fish. 121 00:05:20,521 --> 00:05:22,921 I'm a very simple person, I like very simple things. 122 00:05:22,956 --> 00:05:25,023 I eat a very simple diet. 123 00:05:25,059 --> 00:05:27,059 But, you know, in the middle of winter, 124 00:05:27,094 --> 00:05:29,494 when it's cold and dark out, having something that you 125 00:05:29,530 --> 00:05:32,731 made, that you really like and you really enjoy, 126 00:05:32,766 --> 00:05:35,934 it goes a long way to pick up the morale. 127 00:05:36,503 --> 00:05:37,636 Okay. 128 00:05:37,671 --> 00:05:38,970 The racks fit real nice. 129 00:05:39,006 --> 00:05:40,539 I've got all my little spacers through this. 130 00:05:40,574 --> 00:05:41,740 Uh, you know, 131 00:05:41,775 --> 00:05:44,876 if it's a little bit too hot down here at one point, 132 00:05:44,912 --> 00:05:49,881 I can just pop it up on top to cool down and finish curing. 133 00:05:50,384 --> 00:05:52,718 I enjoy fishing, I enjoy hunting, 134 00:05:52,753 --> 00:05:56,355 I enjoy harvesting and living off the land and, uh, 135 00:05:56,390 --> 00:06:00,292 that pans an opportunity to start settling in here. 136 00:06:01,395 --> 00:06:03,495 I got myself a smoker, next thing I gotta do, 137 00:06:03,530 --> 00:06:05,097 I'm gonna go grab my fly rod, 138 00:06:05,132 --> 00:06:07,132 and head down to the fishing hole. 139 00:06:07,167 --> 00:06:09,034 Go catch some fish so I can fill it up and start 140 00:06:09,069 --> 00:06:11,002 giving it its trial run. 141 00:06:12,573 --> 00:06:14,606 Ricko: Thinking ahead is key to survival. 142 00:06:14,641 --> 00:06:16,508 If you're not ready, that's when real bad things 143 00:06:16,543 --> 00:06:18,543 start to happen. 144 00:06:25,552 --> 00:06:27,285 Ricko: Okay, I got my smudge cans set out, 145 00:06:27,321 --> 00:06:29,988 just to try to keep the bugs down while we're working. 146 00:06:30,023 --> 00:06:31,956 And what we have here is a bunch of clutter. 147 00:06:31,992 --> 00:06:33,859 I want to start clearing it off. 148 00:06:33,894 --> 00:06:35,160 I need to be able to come out of the cabin, 149 00:06:35,195 --> 00:06:37,229 get what I need, go back in. 150 00:06:37,264 --> 00:06:39,131 But the way it is now, I come out of my cabin. 151 00:06:39,166 --> 00:06:41,433 I got to dig through junk, I got to trip over stuff, 152 00:06:41,468 --> 00:06:43,435 maybe find what I'm looking for. 153 00:06:43,470 --> 00:06:45,570 So I'm gonna get the kids and just start running old 154 00:06:45,606 --> 00:06:48,673 machinery to the machinery junk pile over there. 155 00:06:48,709 --> 00:06:50,308 That's what I'm gonna start on. 156 00:06:50,344 --> 00:06:51,943 Then I'll move to some other stuff, 157 00:06:51,979 --> 00:06:54,146 so it's time to get to work. 158 00:06:54,648 --> 00:06:57,182 Narrator: In huslia, it is critical for ricko dewilde to 159 00:06:57,217 --> 00:06:59,551 use the summer daylight and focus on maintenance 160 00:06:59,586 --> 00:07:01,686 inside and around the family cabin. 161 00:07:03,023 --> 00:07:04,523 With the aid of his children, 162 00:07:04,558 --> 00:07:05,824 skyler and skarlett. 163 00:07:05,859 --> 00:07:08,460 They will work to complete a series of tasks aimed at 164 00:07:08,495 --> 00:07:11,196 readying their home for the brutal winter that lies ahead. 165 00:07:14,034 --> 00:07:16,168 Ricko: I'll start in this corner here. 166 00:07:16,203 --> 00:07:19,004 All this stuff from 20, 30 years ago is just piling up. 167 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:22,841 This chainsaw here is probably 35 years old or something. 168 00:07:23,610 --> 00:07:25,644 It's a dinosaur, it's no longer usable. 169 00:07:25,679 --> 00:07:28,079 It doesn't need to be here, so. 170 00:07:28,115 --> 00:07:29,648 It's really important to do all this work right now 171 00:07:29,683 --> 00:07:31,483 because once it gets cold and dark out here, 172 00:07:31,518 --> 00:07:33,819 it's gonna become very hard to get anything done without 173 00:07:33,854 --> 00:07:35,821 having organized clean air to work in. 174 00:07:36,390 --> 00:07:37,989 For me to do that, I got to get rid of this stuff 175 00:07:38,025 --> 00:07:39,157 that I don't need. 176 00:07:39,193 --> 00:07:40,625 Hey, you guys haul this over. 177 00:07:40,661 --> 00:07:41,693 Skyler: To the snow machines? 178 00:07:41,728 --> 00:07:43,962 Ricko: Yeah, and just throw 'em in the pile. 179 00:07:45,132 --> 00:07:46,865 Cleaning, organizing, 180 00:07:46,900 --> 00:07:49,201 all that seems like really basic stuff to do, 181 00:07:49,236 --> 00:07:51,169 but it's actually really important knowledge and 182 00:07:51,205 --> 00:07:53,238 it's important the kids learn to take responsibility 183 00:07:53,273 --> 00:07:55,841 of the cabin and just learn to take pride in their 184 00:07:55,876 --> 00:07:58,477 area that they're living in. 185 00:07:58,512 --> 00:08:00,212 Skyler: This is junk. 186 00:08:00,247 --> 00:08:02,314 Skarlett: More junk. 187 00:08:04,818 --> 00:08:08,286 Ricko: This is an old handsaw that my dad built 188 00:08:08,322 --> 00:08:10,021 a lot of cabins with before I was even around, 189 00:08:10,057 --> 00:08:11,857 maybe around when I was born, 190 00:08:11,892 --> 00:08:14,025 he was building cabins with no chainsaws. 191 00:08:14,061 --> 00:08:15,894 There was no such thing as chainsaws when my dad first 192 00:08:15,929 --> 00:08:17,329 got to this country. 193 00:08:17,364 --> 00:08:21,333 And he literally built a whole bunch of cabins with 194 00:08:21,368 --> 00:08:22,801 a saw like this. 195 00:08:22,836 --> 00:08:24,469 A lot of the stuff outside of my cabin has been 196 00:08:24,505 --> 00:08:27,172 there before I was born or during my childhood, 197 00:08:27,207 --> 00:08:30,075 so there's a lot of memories out here in this clutter. 198 00:08:30,344 --> 00:08:31,877 If I let it go it's like I'm not appreciating what 199 00:08:31,912 --> 00:08:35,547 my late father has done as far as providing shelter for us. 200 00:08:35,582 --> 00:08:38,450 We have it good today because of what they went through and 201 00:08:38,485 --> 00:08:40,318 the struggle they went through in life to provide 202 00:08:40,354 --> 00:08:43,255 for us and shout out to my dad. 203 00:08:43,290 --> 00:08:45,857 I mean, that's love right there. 204 00:08:47,694 --> 00:08:49,394 For me to clean up the outside of my cabin, 205 00:08:49,429 --> 00:08:51,530 organize it, it's something that kind of pays dividends. 206 00:08:51,565 --> 00:08:53,198 Every time you go in and out of the cabin, 207 00:08:53,233 --> 00:08:55,600 or you're around the cabin, you take a look at it. 208 00:08:56,336 --> 00:08:58,270 And it's something you're working for. 209 00:08:58,305 --> 00:08:59,404 It's something you're living for. 210 00:08:59,439 --> 00:09:02,107 It's a beautiful spot on this earth. 211 00:09:02,776 --> 00:09:04,676 And especially for the kids to see something like this, 212 00:09:04,711 --> 00:09:07,812 it helps them to really pinpoint their history and 213 00:09:07,848 --> 00:09:10,715 where they come from and it makes them feel like they're 214 00:09:10,751 --> 00:09:13,184 real big and part of this planet. 215 00:09:14,588 --> 00:09:16,421 I have them help me on a job like this, 216 00:09:16,456 --> 00:09:17,722 the history of the cabin, 217 00:09:17,758 --> 00:09:19,257 the history of their dewilde name, 218 00:09:19,293 --> 00:09:20,992 it makes them feel strong and that's a 219 00:09:21,028 --> 00:09:23,161 big deal for us out here. 220 00:09:26,733 --> 00:09:28,300 I like how it looks. 221 00:09:28,335 --> 00:09:30,936 It's a beautiful saw, nice and clear. 222 00:09:31,505 --> 00:09:32,837 Yeah. 223 00:09:32,873 --> 00:09:35,607 This is nice, lot of room. 224 00:09:35,809 --> 00:09:38,143 Majority of the junk is back here, out of our way. 225 00:09:38,478 --> 00:09:39,811 If we need something, we can just come back here 226 00:09:39,846 --> 00:09:40,946 and get it. 227 00:09:40,981 --> 00:09:42,414 But it's beautiful out here, huh? 228 00:09:42,449 --> 00:09:44,215 Skyler: Yes. 229 00:09:44,451 --> 00:09:46,551 Ricko: That's a lot of work to get to this point. 230 00:09:46,587 --> 00:09:49,054 And there's more to go. 231 00:09:51,525 --> 00:09:53,091 Andy: Every time you go out hunting doesn't mean you're 232 00:09:53,126 --> 00:09:54,693 gonna be successful. 233 00:09:54,728 --> 00:09:57,662 It's perseverance, patience, and a certain amount of luck. 234 00:10:10,344 --> 00:10:12,410 Andy: Every gun's gonna shoot different. 235 00:10:12,446 --> 00:10:14,679 We'll shoot at the targets, see where we're at. 236 00:10:14,715 --> 00:10:17,315 It'd be nice to get it inside that square. 237 00:10:18,185 --> 00:10:20,385 From that tree stand we built, 238 00:10:20,420 --> 00:10:24,222 50 to 75 yards is gonna be about where we'll 239 00:10:24,257 --> 00:10:25,824 be able to see stuff. 240 00:10:25,859 --> 00:10:27,792 I'm hoping if we get it sighted in tonight, 241 00:10:27,828 --> 00:10:30,362 we can start maybe hunting out of that stand tomorrow morning. 242 00:10:31,264 --> 00:10:32,464 Denise: That'd be good. 243 00:10:32,499 --> 00:10:34,599 Andy: One of the things that I've always been fascinated by 244 00:10:34,635 --> 00:10:36,935 is some of the old-world skills. 245 00:10:36,970 --> 00:10:40,005 And along with that came the desire to understand what it 246 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:42,941 took to survive out in the wilderness with really 247 00:10:42,976 --> 00:10:44,476 primitive weapons. 248 00:10:44,511 --> 00:10:46,211 It goes like that. 249 00:10:46,246 --> 00:10:48,046 And that takes the powder and it puts it into 250 00:10:48,081 --> 00:10:49,347 this little chamber. 251 00:10:49,383 --> 00:10:51,683 Black powder shooting is really a lot of fun and 252 00:10:51,718 --> 00:10:53,385 I think it might be some, 253 00:10:53,420 --> 00:10:55,487 something really fun for denise too. 254 00:10:56,223 --> 00:10:58,156 When I was in my late teens, 255 00:10:58,191 --> 00:11:00,859 I built a few black powder rifles and got pretty 256 00:11:00,894 --> 00:11:02,127 good at shooting them, 257 00:11:02,162 --> 00:11:04,229 but I was never successful hunting with them. 258 00:11:04,264 --> 00:11:06,531 They're pretty much in complete disarray just sitting 259 00:11:06,566 --> 00:11:08,533 for 20 years in a wall tent. 260 00:11:08,568 --> 00:11:10,502 They're rusted up and they're in pretty rough shape and 261 00:11:10,537 --> 00:11:12,971 I wouldn't feel comfortable shooting one because of the 262 00:11:13,006 --> 00:11:14,606 condition they're in. 263 00:11:14,941 --> 00:11:17,542 I wanted to actually build the black powder rifle rather than 264 00:11:17,577 --> 00:11:20,512 just buy one and shoot it, because building it and 265 00:11:20,547 --> 00:11:24,516 creating it and putting my print on that weapon kinda 266 00:11:24,551 --> 00:11:26,818 personalizes it for me and it makes it more 267 00:11:26,853 --> 00:11:28,353 meaningful for me. 268 00:11:28,388 --> 00:11:31,823 I want to see if I can't hunt a bear or a moose with a black 269 00:11:31,858 --> 00:11:35,493 powder rifle and kind of get a feel of what it was like to live 150 years ago, 270 00:11:36,196 --> 00:11:38,063 where you only get one shot. 271 00:11:38,098 --> 00:11:41,499 And that shot better count. 272 00:11:41,535 --> 00:11:44,669 Just set the rifle onto here. 273 00:11:44,905 --> 00:11:46,271 And here. 274 00:11:46,306 --> 00:11:49,407 Aim for the lower target at first. 275 00:11:49,443 --> 00:11:52,377 I thought if I get it about the right level, 276 00:11:52,412 --> 00:11:53,945 that'll help a lot. 277 00:11:53,980 --> 00:11:56,848 The idea of hunting with a black powder rifle or some 278 00:11:56,883 --> 00:12:00,251 other older means is a great skill to learn. 279 00:12:00,854 --> 00:12:04,923 And that puts a lot more value in that meat once you get it. 280 00:12:04,958 --> 00:12:07,258 That looks pretty good. 281 00:12:07,294 --> 00:12:08,993 Hammer back. 282 00:12:13,633 --> 00:12:14,766 (gunshot) 283 00:12:25,445 --> 00:12:26,778 (gunshot) 284 00:12:26,813 --> 00:12:28,179 denise: Whoa. Geez. 285 00:12:28,215 --> 00:12:29,314 Andy: Great. 286 00:12:29,349 --> 00:12:30,515 So let's go down there and take a look at it. 287 00:12:30,550 --> 00:12:31,983 Denise: That gives a, okay. 288 00:12:32,018 --> 00:12:33,151 Andy: I like the smell of the sulfur. 289 00:12:33,186 --> 00:12:34,452 Denise: Yeah. 290 00:12:34,488 --> 00:12:35,820 Andy: One inch high. 291 00:12:35,856 --> 00:12:37,422 And about a quarter inch to the left. 292 00:12:37,491 --> 00:12:38,690 Denise: Wow. 293 00:12:38,725 --> 00:12:40,091 Andy: Look at the size of the hole it makes. 294 00:12:40,127 --> 00:12:42,060 Denise: That went right through that. 295 00:12:42,996 --> 00:12:45,363 Andy: That's definitely a kill shot. 296 00:12:45,398 --> 00:12:47,165 So let's go back and you can take a shot at it. 297 00:12:47,567 --> 00:12:49,100 Denise: Okay. 298 00:12:51,037 --> 00:12:53,671 Andy: Denise has never really shot many firearms. 299 00:12:53,707 --> 00:12:55,707 Just wasn't in her upbringing at all. 300 00:12:55,742 --> 00:12:57,442 Her father and uncles hunted. 301 00:12:58,712 --> 00:13:00,545 But when she was growing up, that's not something the girls 302 00:13:00,580 --> 00:13:02,280 did out on the farm. 303 00:13:02,315 --> 00:13:04,783 And so I'd really like to teach denise how to be 304 00:13:04,818 --> 00:13:07,786 confident with firearms and different methods of hunting 305 00:13:07,821 --> 00:13:09,821 and, and have some fun too. 306 00:13:10,590 --> 00:13:12,590 Put your finger on the front trigger. 307 00:13:12,626 --> 00:13:14,159 And when you think you're ready to shoot, 308 00:13:14,194 --> 00:13:15,927 just gently squeeze it. 309 00:13:16,763 --> 00:13:17,929 (gunshot) 310 00:13:18,532 --> 00:13:20,632 man, it went right through him. 311 00:13:20,667 --> 00:13:22,300 Denise: Wow. 312 00:13:22,736 --> 00:13:24,769 Andy: You're a real frontierswoman now, denise. 313 00:13:25,205 --> 00:13:26,471 That's all I can say. 314 00:13:26,506 --> 00:13:27,806 Denise: Oh, yeah. 315 00:13:27,841 --> 00:13:28,773 Andy: That was a real good shot. 316 00:13:28,809 --> 00:13:30,208 Denise: Is that my shot? Wow. 317 00:13:30,243 --> 00:13:31,676 Andy: Yeah. That was almost a bulls-eye. 318 00:13:31,711 --> 00:13:32,944 Denise: Nice. 319 00:13:32,979 --> 00:13:34,979 Andy: I think the gun's shooting amazingly well. 320 00:13:35,015 --> 00:13:36,948 I think we ought to just go back, 321 00:13:36,983 --> 00:13:40,318 get a good night's sleep and maybe try some hunting tomorrow. 322 00:13:40,587 --> 00:13:43,621 Denise: Put it to the real test tomorrow. 323 00:13:46,226 --> 00:13:48,526 Ricko: You have to be on top of your game all the time and 324 00:13:48,562 --> 00:13:50,562 one wrong move, that's it. 325 00:13:50,597 --> 00:13:52,597 Game over. 326 00:13:58,271 --> 00:13:59,904 Ricko: Let's do a little work here, kids. 327 00:13:59,940 --> 00:14:01,873 We're gonna do the chimney and the stove. 328 00:14:01,908 --> 00:14:04,609 What happens over time is ash is built up inside of here. 329 00:14:04,644 --> 00:14:07,378 And then if you get real cold in the winter and you make 330 00:14:07,414 --> 00:14:09,314 fire and you want to get it real hot in the house and 331 00:14:09,349 --> 00:14:11,416 the stove gets real hot, that stuff ignites and 332 00:14:11,451 --> 00:14:13,418 then it turns into a big torch inside of here. 333 00:14:13,453 --> 00:14:15,286 And you can't shut it off once it takes off, 334 00:14:15,322 --> 00:14:16,855 it's called a chimney fire. 335 00:14:16,890 --> 00:14:18,356 And if you get a real hot fire, 336 00:14:18,391 --> 00:14:20,325 it can get hot enough to where it starts smoking and 337 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:22,093 ignites and then your house burns down. 338 00:14:22,963 --> 00:14:24,996 Now that the outside of my cabin is done, 339 00:14:25,031 --> 00:14:26,764 my stove pipe needs cleaning. 340 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:29,133 The chimney is, uh, loaded with soot. 341 00:14:29,169 --> 00:14:31,669 Let's get up on top of the roof. 342 00:14:32,005 --> 00:14:33,605 And those kids need to learn this kind of stuff 343 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:34,973 because surviving in the woods, 344 00:14:35,008 --> 00:14:36,908 it's not all about the simple dangers like bears, 345 00:14:36,943 --> 00:14:38,877 and open water in the winter, 346 00:14:38,912 --> 00:14:40,378 or whatever like that. 347 00:14:40,413 --> 00:14:43,715 Little things can kill you out here and you gotta be ready for it. 348 00:14:43,984 --> 00:14:45,083 Be careful. 349 00:14:45,118 --> 00:14:47,585 I, I wish you'd put your damn shoes on sky. 350 00:14:51,424 --> 00:14:52,957 Okay. 351 00:14:53,460 --> 00:14:56,160 See, we're just gonna scrape it out all the way down. 352 00:14:56,196 --> 00:14:57,996 It's easy to have an accident on that roof when 353 00:14:58,031 --> 00:15:00,698 it's covered in snow and ice, so get that chimney clean. 354 00:15:00,734 --> 00:15:01,866 Get it ready for winter, 355 00:15:01,902 --> 00:15:03,601 because if you wait on things like this, 356 00:15:03,637 --> 00:15:06,004 that's how you can have accidents in a harsh environment. 357 00:15:08,108 --> 00:15:10,475 It has been over 20 years since this chimney's been cleaned, 358 00:15:10,510 --> 00:15:13,444 it's way overdue. 359 00:15:15,882 --> 00:15:18,082 It's important to keep that stove clean because that's 360 00:15:18,118 --> 00:15:21,052 vital to survival out here. 361 00:15:22,622 --> 00:15:24,455 You really gotta get that stove hot and that's when 362 00:15:24,491 --> 00:15:27,625 that chimney fire can happen and it might seem like nothing right now, 363 00:15:27,661 --> 00:15:28,760 nothing to worry about, 364 00:15:28,795 --> 00:15:30,595 but this is the time to do it. 365 00:15:30,630 --> 00:15:32,897 The kids need to learn what's important to keep 366 00:15:32,933 --> 00:15:35,633 you alive out here. 367 00:15:36,069 --> 00:15:38,636 Especially all this creosote back here that came 368 00:15:38,672 --> 00:15:39,938 out of the chimney. 369 00:15:39,973 --> 00:15:41,572 And that stuff, see, it's not ashes. 370 00:15:41,608 --> 00:15:42,874 This stuff has oil in it. 371 00:15:42,909 --> 00:15:44,208 You see that, look? 372 00:15:44,244 --> 00:15:45,677 This stuff can catch on fire. 373 00:15:45,712 --> 00:15:46,978 Once it gets hot enough, 374 00:15:47,013 --> 00:15:49,147 your chimney will be shooting flames. 375 00:15:49,182 --> 00:15:50,682 Okay, we're done here. 376 00:15:50,717 --> 00:15:52,984 And this is something you kids can do on your own if I tell you now, 377 00:15:53,019 --> 00:15:55,286 "sky, clean out the stove." 378 00:15:55,322 --> 00:15:56,487 you know what to do, right? 379 00:15:56,523 --> 00:15:58,823 Skyler: Yeah, I can. 380 00:15:59,125 --> 00:16:01,693 Ricko: All right, let's dump this out. 381 00:16:01,728 --> 00:16:03,628 Spread the ashes. 382 00:16:04,631 --> 00:16:07,332 But we have one more job to go. 383 00:16:09,769 --> 00:16:12,270 Jessie: When you first don't succeed, you don't give up. 384 00:16:12,305 --> 00:16:13,838 You keep trying. 385 00:16:13,873 --> 00:16:16,407 Keep trying until you get it. 386 00:16:27,354 --> 00:16:30,088 Jessie: Zeus, dad's gonna go catch some fish. 387 00:16:30,390 --> 00:16:31,723 Gonna go catch some fish, okay? 388 00:16:31,758 --> 00:16:35,793 I'll be back. Kay, dallas? I'll be back. 389 00:16:45,271 --> 00:16:46,571 I got my smoker built. 390 00:16:46,606 --> 00:16:48,740 I'm super excited to go get five fish so I can, uh, 391 00:16:48,775 --> 00:16:50,975 start experimenting with some different flavors. 392 00:16:51,011 --> 00:16:52,710 Spice things up a little bit. 393 00:16:52,746 --> 00:16:55,179 And, uh, part of spicing things up a little bit is 394 00:16:55,215 --> 00:16:56,881 getting away from my comfort zone. 395 00:16:56,916 --> 00:17:00,451 And working on improving my technique fly fishing. 396 00:17:02,188 --> 00:17:03,287 Okay. 397 00:17:03,323 --> 00:17:04,989 This is one of my favorite spots to fish. 398 00:17:05,025 --> 00:17:07,725 It's, uh, right here adjacent to my property line. 399 00:17:07,761 --> 00:17:09,894 It's, uh, really nice to have a good fishing hole 400 00:17:09,929 --> 00:17:12,864 that's this close to the homestead. 401 00:17:12,899 --> 00:17:15,133 Fish tend to hang out here in the slower water, 402 00:17:15,168 --> 00:17:16,634 right along the eddy line. 403 00:17:16,669 --> 00:17:17,969 I brought my fly rod. 404 00:17:18,004 --> 00:17:19,404 Gonna give it a try. 405 00:17:19,439 --> 00:17:21,272 See if I can increase my, 406 00:17:21,307 --> 00:17:23,674 uh, skill and knowledge of this. 407 00:17:23,710 --> 00:17:25,443 It's something new that I'm trying out. 408 00:17:25,478 --> 00:17:28,146 And it's, uh, a little bit frustrating but I really, uh, 409 00:17:28,181 --> 00:17:31,015 need to overcome it and, uh, try to catch some 410 00:17:31,051 --> 00:17:32,316 fish with it. 411 00:17:32,352 --> 00:17:34,752 The trick here is to be up on top of the water like a 412 00:17:34,788 --> 00:17:37,655 mosquito would be or a bug floating by. 413 00:17:37,690 --> 00:17:39,590 And the fish is just sitting out there in some 414 00:17:39,626 --> 00:17:41,592 slow current of water. 415 00:17:41,628 --> 00:17:44,128 Putting out as little energy as possible, 416 00:17:44,164 --> 00:17:47,165 just waiting for something to come by in the faster water. 417 00:17:48,535 --> 00:17:50,301 Okay you little sharks, here I come. 418 00:18:00,313 --> 00:18:01,512 Oh, I got one. 419 00:18:12,025 --> 00:18:13,891 I think I lost it. 420 00:18:13,927 --> 00:18:15,827 Dammit. 421 00:18:15,862 --> 00:18:17,962 No, I still got it. 422 00:18:18,431 --> 00:18:20,331 It's a good-sized fish too. 423 00:18:20,366 --> 00:18:22,233 Ah, beautiful fish for the smoker. 424 00:18:23,336 --> 00:18:25,736 That right there, that's a meal this winter. 425 00:18:26,172 --> 00:18:27,972 I'll be excited if I can get four more and 426 00:18:28,007 --> 00:18:30,508 take 'em home and try out my new smoker. 427 00:18:36,649 --> 00:18:38,716 Grayling doesn't keep well over a day. 428 00:18:38,751 --> 00:18:42,353 I believe that I can hot smoke these, jar it in oil, 429 00:18:42,388 --> 00:18:44,822 a lot like someone would do herring. 430 00:18:44,858 --> 00:18:47,458 So I can enjoy the same fish that I won't be able to catch 431 00:18:47,494 --> 00:18:49,393 this winter. 432 00:18:49,429 --> 00:18:51,195 Oh, yeah, ha-ha. 433 00:18:51,965 --> 00:18:54,532 I got two down, three more to go and I can go back and 434 00:18:54,567 --> 00:18:56,200 get that smoker going. 435 00:19:02,308 --> 00:19:04,842 Oh, yeah! 436 00:19:05,979 --> 00:19:08,012 Fish number three right here. 437 00:19:09,282 --> 00:19:11,983 Another good-sized one, yeah. 438 00:19:12,552 --> 00:19:14,118 This is exciting for me cause normally, 439 00:19:14,154 --> 00:19:15,853 when I come out fishing I'm only, you know, 440 00:19:15,889 --> 00:19:19,123 looking to catch a fish or two on the spinner rod. 441 00:19:19,159 --> 00:19:22,393 Here I'm catching quite a few fish, it's exciting. 442 00:19:25,198 --> 00:19:27,165 I'm gonna move up to another spot and see if I 443 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:29,433 can't catch the big boy. 444 00:19:29,702 --> 00:19:31,502 What a good start. 445 00:19:38,111 --> 00:19:39,443 Chip: Here in the arctic, 446 00:19:39,479 --> 00:19:41,078 no matter where we go or what we're living in, 447 00:19:41,114 --> 00:19:43,047 it's always home. 448 00:19:52,425 --> 00:19:54,825 Agnes: Yee! Carol: There we go. Agnes: We made it. 449 00:19:55,228 --> 00:19:57,128 Chip: Well, I imagine you guys wanna get walking and 450 00:19:57,163 --> 00:19:58,930 I'll just catch up to you, the tide's coming up. 451 00:19:58,965 --> 00:20:00,298 Agnes: Uh huh. We're just gonna keep walking, 452 00:20:00,333 --> 00:20:01,499 hopefully we'll get beyond that bluff. 453 00:20:01,534 --> 00:20:02,934 Chip: Walk as far as you can, yeah, yeah. 454 00:20:02,969 --> 00:20:04,101 Good luck. 455 00:20:04,137 --> 00:20:05,403 Agnes: Goodbye. 456 00:20:05,438 --> 00:20:06,804 Chip: See you later. You, stay with me. 457 00:20:06,839 --> 00:20:08,039 We'll take care of the boat, 458 00:20:08,074 --> 00:20:09,774 I'll let you drive. 459 00:20:09,809 --> 00:20:12,343 Narrator: The hailstones are searching the kiwalik coastline 460 00:20:12,378 --> 00:20:14,412 for valued materials to make native art 461 00:20:14,447 --> 00:20:17,615 that they can sell or trade to supplement their income. 462 00:20:18,017 --> 00:20:20,618 After seeing bear sign where they hope to camp, 463 00:20:20,653 --> 00:20:22,887 the family has found the safer spot to settle in and 464 00:20:22,922 --> 00:20:24,689 comb for native treasures. 465 00:20:29,095 --> 00:20:30,661 Agnes: We're just gonna keep walking and 466 00:20:30,697 --> 00:20:33,698 hopefully find something. 467 00:20:33,733 --> 00:20:35,800 This time of the year is a good time to go take a walk 468 00:20:35,835 --> 00:20:38,536 and just learn the area. 469 00:20:39,205 --> 00:20:41,405 There's a lot of things washed up on the beach that 470 00:20:41,441 --> 00:20:43,541 we can turn them into artwork. 471 00:20:45,011 --> 00:20:46,077 Oh, wow, check it out. 472 00:20:46,112 --> 00:20:48,012 Carol: Oh, wow, look. 473 00:20:48,047 --> 00:20:50,114 Agnes: Yeah. That's a walrus jawbone. 474 00:20:51,050 --> 00:20:52,049 Carol: A full one, eh? 475 00:20:52,085 --> 00:20:53,951 Agnes: Uh-huh. This is a good find. 476 00:20:53,987 --> 00:20:55,219 Carol: Awesome. 477 00:20:55,255 --> 00:20:57,922 Agnes: We work together and usually we come out successful 478 00:20:57,957 --> 00:21:00,558 with some raw material so we can work on our 479 00:21:00,593 --> 00:21:02,760 carvings and stuff. 480 00:21:02,996 --> 00:21:05,796 We can definitely do something with that. 481 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:10,034 Oh, look this is a whale eardrum. 482 00:21:10,069 --> 00:21:11,602 Carol: Eardrum? 483 00:21:11,638 --> 00:21:13,104 Agnes: Yeah. It look like that. 484 00:21:13,139 --> 00:21:15,539 Carol: Weird. That's so cool. 485 00:21:17,143 --> 00:21:19,977 Agnes: We came across a whale eardrum. 486 00:21:20,013 --> 00:21:22,813 It's kind of interesting because usually the ones me 487 00:21:22,849 --> 00:21:26,017 and carol find are usually broken and we finally 488 00:21:26,052 --> 00:21:28,052 found a complete piece. 489 00:21:28,254 --> 00:21:29,887 Carol: That's a little trippy to think your eardrum 490 00:21:29,922 --> 00:21:31,322 looks like that, eh? 491 00:21:31,357 --> 00:21:35,860 Agnes: So, um, it's always good to go spend time on the shores. 492 00:21:39,532 --> 00:21:40,965 Oh, here they come. 493 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:43,968 Carol: I hear wade. Agnes: Should we stop and wait? Carol: Maybe, yeah. 494 00:21:44,003 --> 00:21:46,103 Agnes: Does he want to pick us up to go make camp? 495 00:21:46,139 --> 00:21:47,371 Carol: Probably. 496 00:21:47,407 --> 00:21:49,640 It's about to be dark in less than an hour. 497 00:21:50,143 --> 00:21:52,410 (toddler chatter) 498 00:21:53,813 --> 00:21:55,279 chip: It's getting to be lower tides. 499 00:21:55,315 --> 00:21:57,381 And some of those bays, it's like almost a quarter mile 500 00:21:57,417 --> 00:21:59,417 of very, very, very shallow water. 501 00:21:59,452 --> 00:22:00,985 Carol: What's up, "wadels"? 502 00:22:01,054 --> 00:22:02,753 Chip: We just decide it was time just to build a 503 00:22:02,789 --> 00:22:05,156 fire and make camp. 504 00:22:11,230 --> 00:22:14,532 Agnes: Yee, yee, yee! I love that boy scout stuff. 505 00:22:15,234 --> 00:22:16,834 Chip: Yeah, we'll have a good day tomorrow. 506 00:22:16,869 --> 00:22:17,868 We'll start early. 507 00:22:17,904 --> 00:22:19,770 Then we can make our way home. 508 00:22:21,274 --> 00:22:23,441 Andy: What I've learned is the old ways of doing things 509 00:22:23,476 --> 00:22:26,310 give you a tremendous foundation for the new ways 510 00:22:26,346 --> 00:22:27,978 of doing things. 511 00:22:37,657 --> 00:22:42,827 ♪ ♪ 512 00:22:44,797 --> 00:22:47,064 andy: So denise and I got up early this morning and, uh, 513 00:22:47,100 --> 00:22:49,600 we wanted to try and get out and get up into our tree stand 514 00:22:49,635 --> 00:22:51,769 and do a little bit of hunting. 515 00:22:53,106 --> 00:22:55,873 We put a lot of work into building the tree stand. 516 00:22:55,908 --> 00:22:58,442 So we want to try and get some payback now. 517 00:23:00,346 --> 00:23:03,914 Along the yukon river, vegetation is pretty dense and 518 00:23:03,950 --> 00:23:06,717 so you really need to kinda get up and be able to look 519 00:23:06,753 --> 00:23:09,186 down to really have the best chance of getting a 520 00:23:09,222 --> 00:23:11,389 black bear or moose with a black powder rifle. 521 00:23:12,225 --> 00:23:14,792 Every step of it is gonna be a bit of a challenge but 522 00:23:14,827 --> 00:23:16,761 it's a learning process and we like challenging 523 00:23:16,796 --> 00:23:19,597 ourselves and we like learning. 524 00:23:29,609 --> 00:23:31,742 Denise: Being in the tree stand, 525 00:23:31,778 --> 00:23:35,212 you have more of a sense of security when you're in and 526 00:23:35,248 --> 00:23:37,314 amongst the wilderness, the wildlife. 527 00:23:38,184 --> 00:23:41,185 Bears, lynx, everything wild is out here. 528 00:23:41,220 --> 00:23:43,554 And in an instant, you can be their meal. 529 00:23:47,927 --> 00:23:50,628 You can just look up and there's a bear like just 530 00:23:50,663 --> 00:23:52,396 come out of nowhere. 531 00:23:52,432 --> 00:23:53,798 Andy: They just appear, yeah. 532 00:23:53,833 --> 00:23:55,132 They're like ghosts. 533 00:23:55,168 --> 00:23:56,934 Denise: Yeah, and it's amazing cause they're, 534 00:23:56,969 --> 00:23:58,636 they look so big and awkward. 535 00:23:58,671 --> 00:24:00,538 Andy: You know, more than likely we're gonna probably 536 00:24:00,573 --> 00:24:02,006 see 'em before we hear 'em. 537 00:24:02,041 --> 00:24:03,874 Bears can move through the woods pretty silently 538 00:24:03,910 --> 00:24:05,342 if they want to. 539 00:24:05,378 --> 00:24:07,011 Lot of times when you're hunting, 540 00:24:07,046 --> 00:24:08,279 you're kinda walking and listening. 541 00:24:08,314 --> 00:24:10,014 You feel like you're doing something and it's a whole 542 00:24:10,049 --> 00:24:13,117 different mindset when you do tree stand hunting. 543 00:24:13,152 --> 00:24:15,686 Basically, you just gotta come in as quiet as you can and 544 00:24:15,755 --> 00:24:18,489 then just sit and wait and sometimes that's the hardest 545 00:24:18,524 --> 00:24:20,791 kinda hunting there is to do is just sitting and waiting. 546 00:24:40,980 --> 00:24:43,047 Just past the point where the beavers are at. 547 00:24:45,952 --> 00:24:48,619 I saw a bunch of brush moving right at the edge and 548 00:24:48,654 --> 00:24:50,721 I caught a glimpse of black. 549 00:24:52,558 --> 00:24:55,025 Let's, let's watch the shoreline here 550 00:24:55,061 --> 00:24:56,427 really close, okay? 551 00:24:56,462 --> 00:24:57,695 Denise: Okay, yeah. 552 00:24:57,730 --> 00:24:59,997 It's getting dark, it's getting harder to see. 553 00:25:11,277 --> 00:25:12,877 Denise: I know. 554 00:25:13,179 --> 00:25:15,813 Andy: Black bears have a tremendous sense of hearing, 555 00:25:15,848 --> 00:25:18,382 but they really have a good sense of smell. 556 00:25:18,417 --> 00:25:21,418 Their sense of smell is like twice what a dog's is, 557 00:25:21,454 --> 00:25:23,854 and they can smell a long, long ways away. 558 00:25:24,557 --> 00:25:27,391 So, that's the advantage to getting up high. 559 00:25:27,693 --> 00:25:31,262 It's a big advantage, hunting bears from a tree stand. 560 00:25:34,066 --> 00:25:35,499 (rustling bush) 561 00:26:18,778 --> 00:26:20,544 jessie: To me, it's exciting to learn. 562 00:26:20,580 --> 00:26:24,081 Without the struggle, there isn't the reward at the end. 563 00:26:42,935 --> 00:26:45,202 Jessie: All right, this is my spot right here. 564 00:26:45,237 --> 00:26:47,338 There's a lot of different rocks out here. 565 00:26:47,373 --> 00:26:49,673 It's gonna take a little bit more skill casting, 566 00:26:49,709 --> 00:26:51,642 because there's a lot of different places you'd want to 567 00:26:51,677 --> 00:26:53,978 get your fly to get by. 568 00:26:56,115 --> 00:26:58,082 Hopefully, I can catch a couple of big fish here to 569 00:26:58,117 --> 00:27:00,851 fill out the rest of my, uh, smoker. 570 00:27:04,390 --> 00:27:06,090 Narrator: Jessie holmes is fishing for grayling in the 571 00:27:06,125 --> 00:27:09,293 brushkana river, a key food source that's available in the 572 00:27:09,328 --> 00:27:11,261 waters this time of year. 573 00:27:11,897 --> 00:27:14,198 Harvesting a supply of grayling will allow jessie to 574 00:27:14,233 --> 00:27:17,901 smoke and jar the fish, and stockpile vital food 575 00:27:17,937 --> 00:27:19,737 for the harsh winter to come. 576 00:27:24,410 --> 00:27:25,776 Jessie: Ooh, yeah. 577 00:27:25,811 --> 00:27:27,011 This is gonna be a good spot. 578 00:27:27,046 --> 00:27:29,246 I already saw a fish come up. 579 00:27:30,616 --> 00:27:32,750 It's intriguing, seeing these fish jump out of the water. 580 00:27:32,785 --> 00:27:34,918 They're obviously feeding on something on the surface. 581 00:27:34,954 --> 00:27:37,955 I want to try to imitate whatever they're feeding with this fly, 582 00:27:37,990 --> 00:27:39,990 and use that to my advantage to catch some fish. 583 00:27:41,327 --> 00:27:43,027 That's what fly fishing is all about. 584 00:27:43,062 --> 00:27:44,395 I can see it all now. 585 00:27:44,430 --> 00:27:46,196 I'm starting to learn and understand. 586 00:27:46,232 --> 00:27:48,832 Right now, I'm just studying the water. 587 00:27:49,135 --> 00:27:52,002 And I'm gonna use that to my advantage to catch them. 588 00:27:52,872 --> 00:27:55,205 Oh! (bleep) yeah. 589 00:27:58,177 --> 00:28:00,778 All right, I got another fish. 590 00:28:01,080 --> 00:28:04,248 Right away this is, uh, really a hopping spot. 591 00:28:04,283 --> 00:28:06,150 I can see them just jumping out of the water. 592 00:28:06,185 --> 00:28:07,484 It's pretty exciting. 593 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:09,653 Fish number four. 594 00:28:10,956 --> 00:28:13,457 Next one I'm going for is a big one. 595 00:28:13,492 --> 00:28:15,759 Try to get my last fish of the day. 596 00:28:15,795 --> 00:28:17,861 A nice-sized fish. 597 00:28:17,897 --> 00:28:21,532 Oh, baby. A little tiny fish here. 598 00:28:21,567 --> 00:28:24,401 Getting back in the water as quick as I can. 599 00:28:24,437 --> 00:28:26,070 There you go. 600 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:30,641 Can't see the fly. 601 00:28:31,777 --> 00:28:34,111 Think I lost my fly. 602 00:28:34,880 --> 00:28:37,247 One thing I can see is, um, by far, 603 00:28:37,283 --> 00:28:39,083 I'm still a rookie at this. 604 00:28:39,118 --> 00:28:42,853 And one of the rookie things is trying to stay out 605 00:28:42,888 --> 00:28:45,322 of the brush right behind you, 606 00:28:46,158 --> 00:28:48,726 which is catching my flies a lot. 607 00:28:48,761 --> 00:28:50,594 But I'm definitely getting better. 608 00:28:50,629 --> 00:28:52,996 And it's exciting to be getting better. 609 00:28:59,805 --> 00:29:02,406 I got a fish that keeps going through the lure here, 610 00:29:02,441 --> 00:29:04,775 but I'm having trouble getting it right where 611 00:29:04,810 --> 00:29:06,510 I need it. 612 00:29:07,613 --> 00:29:09,113 He looks like a big fish though, 613 00:29:09,148 --> 00:29:12,916 so keep trying right at that same spot. 614 00:29:13,719 --> 00:29:15,586 Oh, there he is! 615 00:29:15,621 --> 00:29:16,920 Whoo! 616 00:29:16,956 --> 00:29:19,590 It's the nicest-sized fish I caught today. 617 00:29:22,528 --> 00:29:24,895 Been awesome fishing up here at the upper hole. 618 00:29:24,930 --> 00:29:26,630 You can definitely see the size difference of the 619 00:29:26,665 --> 00:29:28,599 fish up here that I caught. 620 00:29:29,068 --> 00:29:30,434 That's what I was after. 621 00:29:30,469 --> 00:29:32,870 I've got my five fish, and now it's time to go home 622 00:29:32,905 --> 00:29:34,805 and try out my new smoker. 623 00:29:34,840 --> 00:29:37,107 Nothing like working hard at learning a new thing. 624 00:29:37,143 --> 00:29:39,543 Now, I feel like I'm getting effective with the fly rod. 625 00:29:40,713 --> 00:29:43,614 For me, it's very important to have more tools in my tackle box, 626 00:29:44,016 --> 00:29:46,283 so I can be more effective at putting food on the table. 627 00:29:46,752 --> 00:29:48,585 This helps me to be better at living off the land. 628 00:29:48,654 --> 00:29:51,321 Seeing how the fish are at different spots, 629 00:29:51,357 --> 00:29:53,123 different weather circumstances, 630 00:29:53,159 --> 00:29:54,792 different times of the day, 631 00:29:54,827 --> 00:29:57,528 different styles and techniques of fishing. 632 00:30:02,802 --> 00:30:04,101 Chip: This place is bigger than us. 633 00:30:04,136 --> 00:30:05,302 There's a lot of resources, 634 00:30:05,337 --> 00:30:06,804 a lot of things to do and you don't always need money. 635 00:30:06,839 --> 00:30:08,972 Pretty wild. 636 00:30:15,915 --> 00:30:18,682 Chip: Well, the tide's going down. 637 00:30:18,717 --> 00:30:20,317 The boat's almost grounded again. 638 00:30:20,352 --> 00:30:22,286 So, my thought is this, if you guys want to go, 639 00:30:22,321 --> 00:30:23,854 I'll stay and watch the boat. 640 00:30:23,889 --> 00:30:25,489 Agnes: We're gonna go beachcombing that way. 641 00:30:25,524 --> 00:30:26,590 Chip: Yup. 642 00:30:26,625 --> 00:30:28,292 So, when the tide comes back up, 643 00:30:28,327 --> 00:30:29,560 I'll go pick you guys up. 644 00:30:29,595 --> 00:30:30,694 Sound good? 645 00:30:30,729 --> 00:30:32,496 Agnes: Uh-hmm. 646 00:30:32,531 --> 00:30:34,431 Chip: Grandson, you want to walk with them and beachcomb or are you gonna stay with me? 647 00:30:35,835 --> 00:30:37,301 Chip: Okay. 648 00:30:38,137 --> 00:30:40,037 Narrator: After spending the night along the coast, 649 00:30:40,072 --> 00:30:42,573 the hailstones will continue beachcombing in search 650 00:30:42,608 --> 00:30:44,541 of more useful materials for native art. 651 00:30:45,711 --> 00:30:48,612 But they must act quickly before the tides recede, 652 00:30:48,881 --> 00:30:52,115 and make the journey home too dangerous in shallow waters. 653 00:30:53,919 --> 00:30:55,552 Chip: I'm supposed to pack up camp here, 654 00:30:55,588 --> 00:30:57,020 put it in a boat, 655 00:30:57,056 --> 00:31:00,424 and pick them up when they get all the way down to that point. 656 00:31:00,459 --> 00:31:02,292 But the dig is, they've only gone about 657 00:31:02,328 --> 00:31:04,528 500 yards and stopped. 658 00:31:05,831 --> 00:31:06,997 I looked down the beach. 659 00:31:07,032 --> 00:31:08,165 I could see they weren't moving. 660 00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:10,367 They were all gathered around something. 661 00:31:10,402 --> 00:31:11,835 No, honestly, you know what they're doing? 662 00:31:11,871 --> 00:31:13,737 They're just sitting around the hole. 663 00:31:13,772 --> 00:31:14,838 They're digging. 664 00:31:14,874 --> 00:31:16,206 So, I figured, well, I'll stroll down and check out 665 00:31:16,242 --> 00:31:18,275 what they're looking at. 666 00:31:23,549 --> 00:31:25,616 You guys didn't make it very far! 667 00:31:26,185 --> 00:31:28,185 And here, I thought you were walking miles. 668 00:31:28,220 --> 00:31:29,419 Agnes: Yeah. 669 00:31:29,455 --> 00:31:31,255 We just saw this little piece sticking out 670 00:31:31,290 --> 00:31:32,456 and started digging. 671 00:31:32,491 --> 00:31:33,757 Chip: Holy (bleep). 672 00:31:33,792 --> 00:31:35,726 You guys found a whale skull. 673 00:31:35,928 --> 00:31:36,927 Agnes: This popped off of it. 674 00:31:36,996 --> 00:31:39,263 Chip: Yeah, it did. A freaking ear drum. 675 00:31:39,531 --> 00:31:41,598 That's worth some bucks. 676 00:31:42,201 --> 00:31:44,001 Carol: I found a little bone sticking out of the sand. 677 00:31:44,036 --> 00:31:45,435 We decided to start digging it. 678 00:31:45,471 --> 00:31:48,272 And it actually came out to be like a freaking whale skull. 679 00:31:49,141 --> 00:31:51,108 Make me wish we had a shovel. 680 00:31:51,410 --> 00:31:53,377 You can make a lot of things out of this whale head and 681 00:31:53,412 --> 00:31:55,078 it's actually coming out to be pretty big. 682 00:31:55,114 --> 00:31:57,314 We're not even done digging yet. 683 00:31:57,349 --> 00:32:00,784 Yup, now, I could I say I freaking dug up a whale head. 684 00:32:03,022 --> 00:32:05,088 Agnes: Whale skull, it's a really hard bone that you can 685 00:32:05,124 --> 00:32:07,224 carve a lot of little earrings and stuff. 686 00:32:07,927 --> 00:32:10,894 Bones that you can use to turn into artwork and sell, 687 00:32:10,930 --> 00:32:12,996 or trade, and stuff like that. 688 00:32:13,799 --> 00:32:15,599 Come on, free. 689 00:32:15,634 --> 00:32:16,800 Yup, ooh look! 690 00:32:16,835 --> 00:32:17,968 Carol: Ooh, look! 691 00:32:18,003 --> 00:32:20,137 Chip: One, two, three, up. 692 00:32:20,873 --> 00:32:23,106 Edward: It would be pretty heavy, huh, if we got no rope? 693 00:32:23,142 --> 00:32:24,641 Chip: Yeah, we'll put that in a boat, 694 00:32:24,677 --> 00:32:27,344 if we can get anything in the boat. 695 00:32:27,646 --> 00:32:30,414 It's starting to build, so the time to get this done 696 00:32:30,449 --> 00:32:32,049 is to get it done now. 697 00:32:32,084 --> 00:32:33,817 Everything else is dependent on when and how big 698 00:32:33,852 --> 00:32:34,985 the waves will be. 699 00:32:35,020 --> 00:32:36,853 And we didn't know how big they were gonna build to, 700 00:32:36,889 --> 00:32:38,288 and I wasn't gonna find out with a wave or 701 00:32:38,324 --> 00:32:39,656 two in the boat. 702 00:32:39,692 --> 00:32:41,224 So, it was time to go. 703 00:32:41,260 --> 00:32:43,760 You know, try to venture home. 704 00:32:43,796 --> 00:32:46,229 Time to go! Jump in, bun. 705 00:32:46,265 --> 00:32:48,231 Carol: Grab the anchor! 706 00:32:48,267 --> 00:32:49,533 My dad always tells me, 707 00:32:49,568 --> 00:32:51,301 "you don't call something yours until you take it home." 708 00:32:51,337 --> 00:32:53,403 so, we just got to make it home. 709 00:32:54,873 --> 00:32:56,807 Edward: With the skull being as heavy as it is, 710 00:32:56,842 --> 00:32:59,676 we started realizing that we're off balance. 711 00:33:00,112 --> 00:33:03,313 Chip could see waves coming in on the side of him. 712 00:33:03,349 --> 00:33:04,948 The waves were getting rough. 713 00:33:04,984 --> 00:33:06,550 So, it was kind of a rush. 714 00:33:07,486 --> 00:33:08,518 Carol: Watch it! 715 00:33:18,797 --> 00:33:20,197 Chip: I'm watching! 716 00:33:21,300 --> 00:33:22,399 Well, here's the choice. 717 00:33:22,434 --> 00:33:24,534 I go out to sea, and I sink, and all that effort and 718 00:33:24,570 --> 00:33:25,902 work goes to (bleep) and I die. 719 00:33:26,705 --> 00:33:29,172 Or, all that effort just goes to (bleep) and I live to 720 00:33:29,208 --> 00:33:30,440 do it again. 721 00:33:30,509 --> 00:33:32,642 So, (bleep) that whale skull. 722 00:33:43,322 --> 00:33:46,323 Chip: We can find a whale skull some other day. 723 00:33:50,796 --> 00:33:52,462 I'm used to the ocean, I'm used to the boats, 724 00:33:52,498 --> 00:33:53,997 I'm used to all that stuff. 725 00:33:54,033 --> 00:33:55,432 But when you got an overloaded boat, 726 00:33:55,467 --> 00:33:57,501 and you got 500 pounds of skull. 727 00:33:57,536 --> 00:33:58,602 You just got to decide, 728 00:33:58,637 --> 00:34:00,704 "hey, it's time to get rid of this stuff." 729 00:34:00,739 --> 00:34:03,040 so, that's what we did. 730 00:34:06,979 --> 00:34:09,046 I worry about my grandkids and my daughter more 731 00:34:09,081 --> 00:34:10,680 than you'd ever know. 732 00:34:10,716 --> 00:34:12,649 And, uh, when you're out there in the boat like that, 733 00:34:12,684 --> 00:34:14,785 that's the kind of stuff that's in your mind. 734 00:34:14,820 --> 00:34:17,054 Anybody with common sense would make that decision in a heartbeat, 735 00:34:17,089 --> 00:34:18,622 like I did. 736 00:34:20,826 --> 00:34:22,559 Agnes: Got this to the boat. 737 00:34:22,594 --> 00:34:24,494 Chip: Yeah, that came off the back of the skull, didn't it? 738 00:34:24,530 --> 00:34:26,063 Agnes: Yeah, this is the only thing we have left, 739 00:34:26,098 --> 00:34:27,597 besides the eardrum of it. 740 00:34:27,633 --> 00:34:28,665 Chip: Well, that's all right. 741 00:34:28,700 --> 00:34:30,367 Agnes: And look, this. This was a good find. 742 00:34:30,402 --> 00:34:31,401 Chip: Yup. 743 00:34:31,437 --> 00:34:33,403 Agnes: We were walking, beachcombing. 744 00:34:33,439 --> 00:34:34,704 Chip: Having what we got here, 745 00:34:34,740 --> 00:34:35,939 and not swamping the boat, 746 00:34:35,974 --> 00:34:38,175 was the better than having a skull in the boat. 747 00:34:38,210 --> 00:34:39,009 You know what I'm saying? 748 00:34:39,044 --> 00:34:40,177 Carol: Yeah. 749 00:34:40,212 --> 00:34:41,778 I learned new things every day from my parents, 750 00:34:41,814 --> 00:34:43,680 and even though we had to throw out that whale head, 751 00:34:43,715 --> 00:34:44,848 I know it was the right move, 752 00:34:44,883 --> 00:34:46,183 and I'm glad my dad actually did that. 753 00:34:46,218 --> 00:34:47,584 He's teaching me what's right. 754 00:34:47,619 --> 00:34:49,319 Chip: That skull will make the beach again someday. 755 00:34:49,354 --> 00:34:51,555 The waves, a storm, something will throw it back 756 00:34:51,590 --> 00:34:52,456 up there for us. 757 00:34:52,491 --> 00:34:53,690 Edward: Yeah, yeah. 758 00:34:53,725 --> 00:34:55,392 Chip: We'll get the rest of this stuff dried up and we'll 759 00:34:55,427 --> 00:34:56,993 just start the next adventure, I guess. 760 00:34:57,029 --> 00:34:58,995 Agnes: Yup, yup. 761 00:34:59,031 --> 00:35:00,764 Chip: I can live with throwing a skull overboard. 762 00:35:00,799 --> 00:35:02,432 It's all replaceable. 763 00:35:02,468 --> 00:35:04,501 But the fact is, I could never replace my kids 764 00:35:04,536 --> 00:35:05,802 or my grandkids. 765 00:35:05,838 --> 00:35:07,537 Carol: Let's just call that an adventure. 766 00:35:07,573 --> 00:35:08,538 Chip: It is an adventure. 767 00:35:08,574 --> 00:35:11,241 I ain't never gonna forget that one. 768 00:35:13,378 --> 00:35:14,811 Jessie: It's important for me to never look 769 00:35:14,847 --> 00:35:16,146 backwards or forwards. 770 00:35:16,181 --> 00:35:18,215 I'm always looking upwards. 771 00:35:28,727 --> 00:35:34,764 ♪ ♪ 772 00:35:37,336 --> 00:35:39,102 jessie: Okay, I've got my five grayling here. 773 00:35:39,138 --> 00:35:41,471 They're all gutted, headed, scaled. 774 00:35:41,507 --> 00:35:43,373 I'm gonna pat these dry here. 775 00:35:44,443 --> 00:35:45,742 Want to get that moisture off. 776 00:35:45,777 --> 00:35:47,410 One of the things I'm trying to do once this goes in the 777 00:35:47,446 --> 00:35:50,680 smoker is trying to dry them out a little bit. 778 00:35:50,716 --> 00:35:53,617 Feels good to be back to preserving food for the winter. 779 00:35:54,653 --> 00:35:57,087 You know, you can feel it on the air that it's not 780 00:35:57,122 --> 00:35:58,155 very far away. 781 00:35:58,190 --> 00:35:59,322 It kind of puts a rush in you. 782 00:35:59,358 --> 00:36:01,191 If you want to have this kind of stuff come wintertime, 783 00:36:01,226 --> 00:36:03,260 you got to start putting it up now. 784 00:36:06,498 --> 00:36:09,332 You can't count on getting a moose in September. 785 00:36:09,368 --> 00:36:11,067 You can't count on getting a caribou. 786 00:36:11,103 --> 00:36:12,769 You can't count on nothing. 787 00:36:12,804 --> 00:36:15,138 All you can count on is what you got in your hand. 788 00:36:15,174 --> 00:36:17,541 And right now, this gives me security that I'm getting 789 00:36:17,576 --> 00:36:20,977 ahead, and be prepared for possible hard times. 790 00:36:21,947 --> 00:36:24,347 I'm really happy that I built this hot smoker. 791 00:36:24,383 --> 00:36:26,349 Now, I have a way of preserving the fish and 792 00:36:26,385 --> 00:36:28,118 I know how to think about when I go out and just 793 00:36:28,153 --> 00:36:29,853 bringing home one fish for dinner. 794 00:36:29,888 --> 00:36:32,255 I can, uh, bring home multiple fish. 795 00:36:32,291 --> 00:36:34,958 I've got my first set ready to go in. 796 00:36:36,395 --> 00:36:38,995 Gonna start 'em up nice and high. 797 00:36:39,298 --> 00:36:43,200 One of the things about any kind of cooking that's gonna be good, 798 00:36:43,235 --> 00:36:45,535 is you got to take your time. 799 00:36:48,073 --> 00:36:50,307 Next is to add the smoke. 800 00:36:50,342 --> 00:36:54,544 This panel sitting here with these alder wood chips. 801 00:36:54,580 --> 00:36:55,812 Once it gets hot enough, 802 00:36:55,847 --> 00:36:57,981 it'll start smoking and that'll be the finishing touches 803 00:36:58,016 --> 00:36:59,216 of my flavor, 804 00:36:59,251 --> 00:37:01,918 and the rest will be all slow-cooked. 805 00:37:01,954 --> 00:37:03,820 That's why I have 'em on the upper rack. 806 00:37:03,855 --> 00:37:05,989 Wanted this to come out slow. 807 00:37:06,024 --> 00:37:07,824 Let time do its work. 808 00:37:07,859 --> 00:37:09,826 Now, it's just patience. 809 00:37:11,163 --> 00:37:12,762 Ricko: There's a lot of things you can use out here 810 00:37:12,798 --> 00:37:14,030 to survive with. 811 00:37:14,066 --> 00:37:15,799 There's also a lot of variables out here that 812 00:37:15,834 --> 00:37:17,667 can kill you. 813 00:37:24,009 --> 00:37:25,442 Ricko: Here, we got the stove cleaned. 814 00:37:25,477 --> 00:37:27,177 So, I got to get the kids and help me clean 815 00:37:27,212 --> 00:37:29,613 this washing machine out. 816 00:37:29,648 --> 00:37:32,482 I wanna put some water in it and see if it runs. 817 00:37:32,517 --> 00:37:33,917 I'll go grab the kids and we're gonna get 818 00:37:33,952 --> 00:37:35,785 this running, hopefully. 819 00:37:36,288 --> 00:37:38,521 Okay. Skarlett, you can start the generator. 820 00:37:40,125 --> 00:37:41,791 Oh, awesome. 821 00:37:41,827 --> 00:37:44,060 Having clean clothes is important out here. 822 00:37:44,096 --> 00:37:46,396 And it's been awhile we've been out here without doing laundry, 823 00:37:46,431 --> 00:37:47,964 and things are starting to add up. 824 00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:50,400 Hopefully, it fires up and we can do some laundry. 825 00:37:50,435 --> 00:37:52,035 The moment of truth, we'll see if it works. 826 00:37:52,738 --> 00:37:54,170 Ready? 827 00:37:56,341 --> 00:37:57,474 Holy... 828 00:38:05,984 --> 00:38:07,550 Ready? 829 00:38:08,186 --> 00:38:10,553 Holy. It's running. 830 00:38:13,292 --> 00:38:15,692 Look at that, that's power right there. 831 00:38:15,727 --> 00:38:17,527 Okay, let's dump this laundry in. 832 00:38:17,796 --> 00:38:20,563 Doing a job like this just really makes me feel a strong sense of accomplishment, 833 00:38:21,500 --> 00:38:22,932 and it's something you see every time you go in 834 00:38:22,968 --> 00:38:24,701 and out of the cabin, that work you've done. 835 00:38:25,103 --> 00:38:26,970 And that's what helps me feel good out here, 836 00:38:27,005 --> 00:38:30,240 is just accomplishing small things and having a beautiful cabin. 837 00:38:32,778 --> 00:38:34,277 And when I'm long and gone, 838 00:38:34,313 --> 00:38:36,246 this property is gonna belong to my kids. 839 00:38:36,281 --> 00:38:38,815 And if they continue to work at it like this, 840 00:38:38,850 --> 00:38:41,318 that's more of a chance they continue this legacy out here. 841 00:38:44,790 --> 00:38:46,256 Good job, we got it done. 842 00:38:46,291 --> 00:38:48,958 We cleaned the whole area, did laundry, fixed the stove. 843 00:38:49,428 --> 00:38:51,561 This place looks beautiful. 844 00:38:51,596 --> 00:38:52,562 When we do stuff like this, 845 00:38:52,597 --> 00:38:54,197 it's preparing for the upcoming season. 846 00:38:54,232 --> 00:38:56,166 So, that's why I kind of want you guys to help me out. 847 00:38:56,201 --> 00:38:58,301 Not only to make it look more pretty around here, 848 00:38:58,337 --> 00:39:00,136 but so you take responsibility. 849 00:39:00,172 --> 00:39:05,241 And also, this is dewilde family legacy right here. 850 00:39:05,277 --> 00:39:07,544 When you put your work and sweat into doing this, 851 00:39:07,579 --> 00:39:08,745 that's how you own it. 852 00:39:08,780 --> 00:39:10,880 Because one day, I'll be gone, 853 00:39:10,916 --> 00:39:12,415 you guys will own this cabin. 854 00:39:12,451 --> 00:39:15,585 But, yeah, good job. Successful day. 855 00:39:16,188 --> 00:39:19,122 Lot of work. But it's all done. 856 00:39:20,592 --> 00:39:22,192 Jessie: Nothing out here scares me. 857 00:39:22,227 --> 00:39:24,728 But everything out here excites me. 858 00:39:27,733 --> 00:39:29,933 Jessie: Oh, yeah, that comes off the bone nice and good. 859 00:39:35,273 --> 00:39:37,207 That's delicious. 860 00:39:37,709 --> 00:39:40,276 If I can get this to go in a jar, 861 00:39:40,312 --> 00:39:42,779 and come out that delicious, I'm gonna be in business here. 862 00:39:44,249 --> 00:39:45,648 I'm gonna have to stop myself right now, 863 00:39:45,684 --> 00:39:47,350 because I want to eat 'em all. 864 00:39:47,386 --> 00:39:48,918 But if I eat 'em all now, 865 00:39:48,954 --> 00:39:50,754 then I ain't gonna have food for the winter. 866 00:39:50,989 --> 00:39:52,355 One more bite. 867 00:39:52,391 --> 00:39:54,591 Can't help myself. 868 00:39:57,963 --> 00:40:00,096 Hmm. So good, so good. 869 00:40:03,034 --> 00:40:06,069 Next step for me is to pull all the meat off the bones. 870 00:40:06,104 --> 00:40:07,203 Put it in the jar. 871 00:40:07,239 --> 00:40:09,105 Once I got 'em all deboned and in the jar, 872 00:40:09,141 --> 00:40:11,241 I give it a good coating of some real nice olive oil. 873 00:40:12,244 --> 00:40:14,444 Then all that's left to do is jar 'em up. 874 00:40:15,580 --> 00:40:18,148 Right now, lid's not sealed. 875 00:40:18,183 --> 00:40:21,284 Bacteria and all kinds of nasty stuff can get in there. 876 00:40:21,953 --> 00:40:23,420 It can spoil. 877 00:40:23,455 --> 00:40:25,755 What I'm gonna do is put it under a high pressure system, 878 00:40:25,791 --> 00:40:27,457 and that's gonna seal. 879 00:40:27,492 --> 00:40:31,094 Once that's sealed, this could last for up to 10 years. 880 00:40:33,565 --> 00:40:35,732 Make sure these are clamped really tight. 881 00:40:35,967 --> 00:40:39,436 Once this starts steaming, it should have some jars 882 00:40:39,471 --> 00:40:41,404 that are ready to last. 883 00:40:45,877 --> 00:40:47,343 Today was an awesome day. 884 00:40:47,379 --> 00:40:49,145 I felt like I got to get out there and, uh, 885 00:40:49,181 --> 00:40:51,381 work on my new technique of fly fishing. 886 00:40:51,416 --> 00:40:54,050 And to be successful with it and come away with five nice 887 00:40:54,085 --> 00:40:56,419 fish was just even better. 888 00:40:59,858 --> 00:41:00,924 Okay. 889 00:41:00,959 --> 00:41:03,226 Been going for long enough. 890 00:41:05,163 --> 00:41:06,796 Yeah. 891 00:41:10,469 --> 00:41:12,335 Hot tamale. 892 00:41:13,305 --> 00:41:15,438 Okay, there they are. 893 00:41:15,474 --> 00:41:17,440 Those will seal up real good and be ready for 894 00:41:17,476 --> 00:41:19,542 eating this winter. 895 00:41:19,578 --> 00:41:21,444 When you can do something like this in a day, 896 00:41:21,480 --> 00:41:23,213 you're really putting your day to good use, 897 00:41:23,248 --> 00:41:25,849 getting ready for the winter. 898 00:41:26,585 --> 00:41:28,318 Everything I've done out here has been a struggle 899 00:41:28,353 --> 00:41:30,286 to this point. 900 00:41:30,322 --> 00:41:32,422 I'm starting to get ahead. 901 00:41:32,457 --> 00:41:33,790 The dogs are set up. 902 00:41:33,825 --> 00:41:35,825 My home is set up. 903 00:41:35,861 --> 00:41:38,995 Now, it's my chance and my opportunity to start settling 904 00:41:39,030 --> 00:41:42,765 in here at home, just like I was in nenana. 905 00:41:48,306 --> 00:41:50,707 Andy: Nothing out here is completely safe. 906 00:41:50,742 --> 00:41:53,877 It's just a matter of gauging how safe it is and 907 00:41:53,912 --> 00:41:56,112 what's the reward. 908 00:42:20,705 --> 00:42:24,274 Andy: A bear coming through the woods is kind of exciting. 909 00:42:24,843 --> 00:42:27,610 Because you're, you're kind of like on the edge of your seat. 910 00:42:28,013 --> 00:42:30,046 You're seeing it come closer and closer and you know that 911 00:42:30,081 --> 00:42:33,816 if it just can come into that one area where you can see it, 912 00:42:33,852 --> 00:42:35,885 you'll be successful, hopefully, with your hunt. 913 00:42:36,955 --> 00:42:38,354 (bleep). 914 00:43:25,570 --> 00:43:27,236 (gunshot) 915 00:43:32,277 --> 00:43:34,344 andy: I think building the black powder rifle, 916 00:43:34,379 --> 00:43:36,746 shooting it accurately, and then going out and hunting 917 00:43:36,781 --> 00:43:40,683 with it and getting really close to maybe shooting a bear 918 00:43:40,719 --> 00:43:43,219 was really exciting for both of us. 919 00:43:43,254 --> 00:43:44,554 That's what hunting is to me. 920 00:43:44,589 --> 00:43:46,756 It's not about the stalk or the kill. 921 00:43:46,791 --> 00:43:49,058 It's more about the experience of being out, 922 00:43:49,094 --> 00:43:51,961 exploring and hopefully coming home with something that 923 00:43:51,997 --> 00:43:55,298 is a useful thing to continue our lives out here. 924 00:43:55,367 --> 00:43:57,233 Andy: Have to try another time. 925 00:43:57,268 --> 00:43:59,802 But we got a good spot here and there's definitely game 926 00:43:59,838 --> 00:44:01,037 in the area. 927 00:44:01,072 --> 00:44:04,073 Denise: Well, hopefully, there's not on the trail going back. 928 00:44:04,109 --> 00:44:05,274 Andy: Well, if nothing else, 929 00:44:05,310 --> 00:44:07,110 we've got something for a couple of years to come. 930 00:44:07,145 --> 00:44:08,378 Denise: Definitely. 931 00:44:08,413 --> 00:44:10,246 Andy: That's a nice platform. That turned out really good. 932 00:44:10,281 --> 00:44:12,548 For now, let's go home. 933 00:44:12,584 --> 00:44:14,117 Denise: Okay. 934 00:44:19,324 --> 00:44:21,290 Captioned by cotter captioning services.